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2026: Rain Ahead in the California Forecast?

A new year in California doesn’t lack for what-ifs, including whether Gavin Newsom approaches his final months in office as a more traditional...

07.01.2026 1

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Bill Whalen

California Politics in 2025: A “Bully” Pulpit Indeed

From a governor seemingly in a hurry to leave his day job and a Legislature that won’t challenge his vetoes, to an uninspiring field of would-be...

17.12.2025 1

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Bill Whalen

Christians Under Assault

Since the founding of the republic, religious freedom has been a core American principle. It is central to the first amendment. 

09.12.2025 2

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Russell A. Berman

Christian “Resurrection” in Islamic Iran?

Christians of many hues have lived in Iran long before 633 CE, when Islam arrived on the heels of the Arab invading army. The Cyrus Cylinder, often...

09.12.2025 1

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Abbas Milani

California in 2025: Another Bad Year of Governance

This is my annual review of California governance and policies. Sadly, it wasn’t a good one. Let’s begin with infrastructure.

06.12.2025 2

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Lee Ohanian

Artificial Intelligence And The Future Of War

The wars in Ukraine and Gaza have shown the world that a new technology is now affecting the battlefield: artificial intelligence (AI). The...

12.11.2025 7

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Brad Boyd

Of Tip O’Neill and California Tipping Points

The election spotlight may have been on California Gov. Gavin Newsom and voter approval of the gerrymandering Proposition 50, but it’s two...

12.11.2025 2

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Bill Whalen